The aim of this book is to develop the concepts and relations pertinent to the solution of many thermodynamic problems encountered in multi-phase, multi-component systems.

Inhalt

Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Temperature, heat, work, energy, enthalpy; 3. The second law of thermodynamics: the entropy function; 4. The Gibbs and Helmholtz energy functions and open systems; 5. Conditions of equilibrium and stability: the phase rule; 6. Partial molar quantities; 7. Ideal gases and real gases; 8. Liquids and solids: reference and standard states; 9. Thermochemistry; 10. Phase equilibrium; 11. Chemical equilibrium; 12. Equilibria in electrochemical systems; 13. Surface effects; 14. Equilibrium conditions in the presence of an external field; 15. The third law of thermodynamics; Appendices; References; Subject index.